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By Melissa Snider // Illustrations by Julie Millard — If you’ve ever stood on a podium and accepted an award for first, fastest, highest, or any other superlative, congratulations! To those remaining—the less-than-extreme dog walkers and rec-league players of the…
Family music-making nurtures child development
By Sue Muncaster // Photography by Paulette Phlipot — To some people, camp cuisine likens visions of flavorless freeze-dried dinners or cold, canned chili. To others, like myself, camping is just another opportunity to outdo yourself by filling the bellies…
Pre-, Pro- and Post-biotics
Regenerative landscaping for earth-friendly backyards
Written + Photographed by Bradly J. Boner — We turned off Wyoming Highway 191 and headed south on a dusty road about five miles west of Pinedale. It was dusk; the sun had already dipped behind the Wyoming Range, and…
By Christina Shepherd McGuire // Photography by Shannon Corsi — It began with a high school tumbling accident. At camp one summer, I landed a roundoff back handspring with one foot planted firmly on the seam between the grass and…
By Jenn Rein // Photography by Paulette Phlipot — Choosing a seasonal confection that best suits your palate and dietary needs, as well as those of your holiday guests, can be overwhelming. When focusing solely on pie, it becomes a…
By Samantha Simma — Weeknight dinners don’t have to be overwhelming. After a long day at work or playing in the mountains, cut yourself a break by enlisting your favorite local restaurant to do (most of the) work for you.…
By Britney Magleby // Photograph by Travis J. Garner — PAUSE. Breathe in slowly. Breathe out slowly. Observe what you notice. Born from a mission to stimulate community mindfulness, the nonprofit Becoming Jackson Whole was founded in January 2020 after…
By Melissa Snider // Photography by Katie Cooney — Becoming a mom requires a growth mindset … quite literally. If you’re like a lot of pregnant women who love to be active outside, you may also find yourself frustrated by…
Written + Photographed by Paulette Phlipot — Just by looking out the window, there’s a good chance you will spot an evergreen tree belonging to the pinaceae family. Standing tall, these lighthouses of the forest include conifers like spruce, fir,…
By Tibby Plasse // Illustrations by Julie Millard — The French monk and social activist, Thomas Merton, once wrote, “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” He might not have been addressing mental health…
By Molly Absolon // Photography by Shannon Corsi — The first time I heard about the concept of “heritage grains” was when I sat with Nathan Ashcroft beside a green field near Sugar City, Idaho. The field was full of…
By Sue Muncaster // Photograph by Ryan Dorgan — “Let children walk with nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life … and they will learn that death is stingless indeed and as beautiful as…